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Toby Keith, Rodney Carrington, Claire Forlani, Ted Nugent, Willie Nelson ... see more see more... , Barry Corbin , Greg Serano , Tom Skerritt , Carlos Sanz , David Allan Coe , Lonnie M. Tillis , Gina Gershon , Chris Browning , Brit Morgan

Country music star Toby Keith writes and stars in this road movie comedy inspired by his chart-topping hit of the same name. Beer for My Horses opens to find small-town deputies and longtime buddies R... read more read more...ack (Keith) and Lonnie (Rodney Carrington) quietly enforcing the law in a small Southern town. Things are relatively quiet in their neck of the woods, so when a violent drug lord (Carlos Sanz) kidnaps Rack's girlfriend (Claire Forlani) in response to seeing his brother (Greg Serano) get arrested, Sheriff Landry (Tom Skerrit) implores them to sit tight and let the professionals handle the case. But Rack and Lonnie aren't about to let Rack's girlfriend suffer any harm at the hands of the notoriously vicious kingpin, and after enlisting the aid of taciturn, bow-and-arrow-toting fellow lawman Skunk Tarver (Ted Nugent), the trio sets out to rescue the girl and ensure that justice is served. The CMT Films production is directed by Michael Salomon (A Glimpse of Hell), with Willie Nelson and Barry Corbin filling out the supporting cast. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 28 min.

Directed by: Michael Salomon

Release Date: August 8, 2008

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DVD Release Date: November 11, 2008

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  • December 25, 2008
    I rented this with the intention of being sarcastic and superior. I was going to be the only person I know to watch THAT movie, much like I did with Postal. Well you know something? I'm a dick, because it really wasn't that bad.

    Don't get me wrong, it's not high art by any ex... read moreaggeration. But it's not trying to be. It's meant for a very specific audience and I imagine that audience enjoyed it quite a bit. The cast is likable enough, and the film is competently done. Nothing original or groundbreaking or even suspenseful, but it will feel quite comfortable to its intended viewers.

    Sometimes it's good to get down from our cinematic high horse.

    Anyone wanna go watch Dude, Where's My Car? in a totally non-ironic way?
  • April 28, 2009
    I honestly had no idea what to think about this before I watched it. I honestly don't even know what got my attention about it but boy am I happy I I watched it. Toby Keith is a better actor than he is singer...then again his music isn't so bad but I'm not saying it >_>

    You have... read more Toby as a deputy sheriff with a comedy duo of Rodney Carrington and Ted Nugent as his back up. I tell you what I love Rodney in everything I see him do ever since the days of Bob and Tom. His humor is so great in this movie. It's an action comedy that reminds me of a buddy cop movie you'd see in the 80's. This movie was watching just for the bathroom scene with Rodney. So great. You got Ted who never says anything and plays the guy with all the guns and loves his job and shooting at people. You got dysfunctional stuff you hear about in country songs going on for humor and a story that doesn't take itself to serious. Definitely worth a couple of watches just to see the comedy hi jinx that ensues.
  • jusstpete
    May 13, 2012
    jusstpete
    Like Middle Age Crazy and Ode to Billie Joe, Beer for My Horses belongs in that small but not exactly elite company of movies based on hit country songs.
  • April 27, 2010
    I liked the song "Beer for My Horses" and I loved the music video, and after hearing rumors that there would be a movie based on the song, I was pretty excited. Five years later, they finally made the movie! It wasn't in theaters near me, so I waited to see it a few months later ... read moreon CMT. And... I was EXTREMELY disappointed.

    The acting was mostly decent, I'll give them that, but for a "comedy" it just wasn't funny (unless you think constant farting and peeing jokes are funny). Rodney Carrington's character was unbearably stupid and annoying! And what's with the Mexican terrorists?! Come on! That's just like Delta Farce (which was just as stupid as Beer for My Horses; but unlike Beer for My Horses, Delta Farce was like a war movie, and it actually had a few laughs)! Just... don't see this movie! Please!
  • February 14, 2010
    What started off as a pretty funny movie and fun movie to start kept slowly falling apart as the movie went along. Toby Keith has a charm that shows his potential and I thought Rodney Carrington was kind of funny. But what made the song and video fun was not what was done with th... read moreis movie. It was just a quick cash grab and that is what makes this more disappointing because with time taken, this could have been a great serious movie or something so funny. It had tons of potential.
  • August 3, 2009
    #1 best movie of all time a must watch even through the stupid parts that make u want 2 pee in your pants
  • March 14, 2009
    toby's second movie. he is a cop and it is just so funny. i mean come on "whiskey for my men, beer for my horses"
  • January 24, 2009
    Maybe I didn't hang in there long enough, or I wasn't in the right mood - but I couldn't watch more than 20 minutes
  • January 23, 2009
    It was a good movie. It wasn't as funny as I thought it would be, but it had a good story and kept me entertained. So it wasn't bad but could have been better.
  • November 29, 2008
    No horses in this one but lots of laughs and some damn good acting from Toby Keith and Country comedian/singer Rodney Carrington (Morning Wood), as well as other Country singers. Typical small town, everybody knows what is going on in the entire town. The gypsy circus scenes look... read more like they were added just to get this up to 86 minutes but its humor just adds to the hilarity. Lots of FORD truck advertising. Recommended.

Critic Reviews


Joe Leydon
August 8, 2008
Joe Leydon, Variety

Even ticketbuyers with a hearty appetite for hayseed humor may be repulsed by the coarse cornpone tomfoolery of Beer for My Horses. Full Review

Neil Pond
September 28, 2011
Neil Pond, American Profile

A hayseed hodgepodge of clichéd plotting, racist stereotyping, vulgar humor, cartoonish acting, clumsy drama and shameless product placement. Full Review

Simon Foster
August 9, 2010
Simon Foster, sbs.com.au

Good lord, even the poster tagline is repugnant - "Vigilante justice - it's a blast!" Full Review

Amy Nicholson
August 8, 2008
Amy Nicholson, Boxoffice Magazine

Michael Salomon traffics in easy plot points like kidnapped damsels and land-grubbing farm barons (Barry Corbin), paired with casual sexism, copious booze and uncomfortable bigotry. Full Review

Dave Tianen
August 8, 2008
Dave Tianen, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Like Middle Age Crazy and Ode to Billie Joe, Beer for My Horses belongs in that small but not exactly elite company of movies based on hit country songs.

October 18, 2008
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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